senseiadams Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 I was a poster child for the cola companies. I probably went through at least 2 12-packs of sugary sodas throughout the week and weekend at home, and several 20 ounce bottles per day at work. I started phasing them out about a month ago, backing down one less can this day, one less bottle and can this day, etc. Now I'm a water-addicted freak, and I'm down 21 pounds. I haven't had a pepsi, mountain dew, or other form of liquid sugary death in a week.I've done this before, the longest I managed was 3 months before "rewarding myself" became "full on soda binge", but I just don't see myself going back to drinking in excess of 1500 liquid calories a day after this. Woot! I'm Soda-Free! Quote Adams-Sensei; 4th Dan, Shotokan KarateLevel 0 Human Monk/DadStr: 0 - Dex: 0 - Sta: 0 - Con: 0 - Wis: 0, Cha: 0 Awaiting first challenge! Link to comment
jdanielledoiron Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 It's funny how a lot of people don't understand how much of an accomplishment this is!! Congratulations! I watched my SO go through the same thing. He drank pop errryday. When he quit he went through withdrawals, had headaches and was irritable. But made it through! Pop addiction is a REAL addiction. So happy for you! Keep it up! 1 Quote SW: 193lbsCW: 152lbsGW: Healthy/Strong Lost 40lbs of fat, working on building muscle with heavy lifting. Follow me on Instagram (jdoiron) or Twitter (@jdanielledoiron) Also visit my website for healthy recipes and some life advice! (From my experience) jessicadoiron.comFellow nerd in training. Link to comment
Tateman Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Nice work. I have been full time water drinking for awhile now. Like you I had done it before, then having one or two sodas turns into full on drinking mode. Soda was my only caffeine intake, so I had bad withdrawals too when I quit. Quote Tateland.com, Instagram, Fitbit Link to comment
The Beard Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 That's so awesome! I've seen how hard it can be for someone to stop drinking soda altogether (college roommate drank Pepsi like his life depended on it, then tried to quit), so mad props to you! Quote Level 3 Bearded Assassin Str: 10 Dex: 9 Sta: 6 Con: 7 Wis: 4 Cha: 3 Current Challenge: Respawn Past Challenges: 1 2 3 Daily Battle Log Album "I'm not losing weight. I'm getting rid of it. I have no intention of ever finding it again." Link to comment
Guest Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 Whoooooooooooo!! Awesome I was same as you, now I have a soda maybe once or twice a year. Congrats, and keep it poppin'! (So to speak ) Quote Link to comment
senseiadams Posted December 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 5 days later, still soda-free, and down two more pounds! Quote Adams-Sensei; 4th Dan, Shotokan KarateLevel 0 Human Monk/DadStr: 0 - Dex: 0 - Sta: 0 - Con: 0 - Wis: 0, Cha: 0 Awaiting first challenge! Link to comment
Basement Cat Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Congratulations! I was in the same situation as you. Soda is probably one of the most insidious, harmful inventions in the history of mankind. Good on you for banishing the fizzy demon! Quote Current form: Chubby House Cat (lvl4) Weight objective: 20% S. 4 P. 6 E. 4 C. 7 I. 8 A. 4 L. 5 Battle log Current Challenge Handy linky. Link to comment
Captain Hanuman Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 Soda free is the way to be! Congratulations! Lime flavored Perrier was my best friend when I started my recovery from soda addiction. I drank that stuff like crazy until I could cope without carbonation. Quote sedit qui timuit ne non succederet Link to comment
BigWill722 Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 Way to go! Those pounds are just melting away, keep it up. Sent from my XT1056 using Tapatalk Quote Wake up, lift, eat, sleep and repeat STR 9 | DEX 3| STA 5.5 | CON 2 | WIS 4 | CHA 1.5 http://www.fitnessjourneywithwill.com Link to comment
MorpheusZero Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Great job man! I was much the same as you about 6 months ago I quit cold turkey. it was hard because I HATED the taste of water. But now I go through 8 or 9 bottles of water a day instead of 2 two liters of Pepsi. Saves me money, sleep better, and feel better--I just wish my weight was dropping as hot as yours! Keep it up man! You got this! Quote First 6 Week Challenge Progress to weight loss goal (Lose 20 pounds): 15%00CCFF; background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 100% 100%, color-stop(.25, rgba(0, 0, 0, .2)), color-stop(.25, transparent), color-stop(.5, transparent), color-stop(.5, rgba(0, 0, 0, .2)), color-stop(.75, rgba(0, 0, 0, .2)), color-stop(.75, transparent), to(transparent) ); background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient( -45deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, .2) 25%, transparent 25%, transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .2) 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .2) 75%, transparent 75%, transparent ); background-image: -moz-linear-gradient( -45deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, .2) 25%, transparent 25%, transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .2) 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .2) 75%, transparent 75%, transparent ); background-image: -ms-linear-gradient( -45deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, .2) 25%, transparent 25%, transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .2) 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .2) 75%, transparent 75%, transparent ); background-image: -o-linear-gradient( -45deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, .2) 25%, transparent 25%, transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .2) 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .2) 75%, transparent 75%, transparent ); -webkit-background-size: 23px 23px; -moz-background-size: 23px 23px; background-size: 23px 23px; border-radius: 4px;">15% Link to comment
senseiadams Posted December 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Still at it. 16 days! Thank you all soooooo much for the encouragement! Quote Adams-Sensei; 4th Dan, Shotokan KarateLevel 0 Human Monk/DadStr: 0 - Dex: 0 - Sta: 0 - Con: 0 - Wis: 0, Cha: 0 Awaiting first challenge! Link to comment
stevembk Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Good job! I gave up soda over 15 years ago and don't regret it at all. If I HAVE to drink juice, I water it down because its WAY too sweet. Quote USS & NBAC Masters swim coachCurrent: lifter, runnerFormer: triathlete, cyclocross racer, NCAA swimmer Current games: Borderlands 2, Runescape, Star Ocean, Dragon's Dogma Link to comment
senseiadams Posted December 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 On a side note, two new woots today: punched a new hole in my belt, and I fixed my squat form to finally break the plane of the knee! Quote Adams-Sensei; 4th Dan, Shotokan KarateLevel 0 Human Monk/DadStr: 0 - Dex: 0 - Sta: 0 - Con: 0 - Wis: 0, Cha: 0 Awaiting first challenge! Link to comment
Hella Paiño Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Well done! Keep it up, too! I've only had one soda in months (I couldn't even tell you when the last one was... well, besides the one I just mentioned, which was Christmas Eve). I actually figured out that something happened to my physically when I drank Dew (my favorite!) after a hiatus from soda - I got short of breath. If you have a soda again, really see how you feel after downing the chemical concoction. Quote Dwarf Assassin | Level 2STR (2) ~ DEX (3) ~ STA (3) ~ CON (3) ~ WIS (1) ~ CHA (3) Current Challenge Thread | 101 Things"Rise and rise again until lambs become lions." -Robin Hood Link to comment
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